WO2013059934A1 - Dispositifs de déplacement et leurs procédés de fabrication, d'utilisation et de commande - Google Patents

Dispositifs de déplacement et leurs procédés de fabrication, d'utilisation et de commande Download PDF

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WO2013059934A1
WO2013059934A1 PCT/CA2012/050751 CA2012050751W WO2013059934A1 WO 2013059934 A1 WO2013059934 A1 WO 2013059934A1 CA 2012050751 W CA2012050751 W CA 2012050751W WO 2013059934 A1 WO2013059934 A1 WO 2013059934A1
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Xiaodong Lu
Irfan-Ur-Rab USMAN
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  • the invention relates to displacement devices.
  • Particular non-limiting embodiments provide displacement devices for use in the semiconductor fabrication industry.
  • Motion stages (XY tables and rotary tables) are widely used in various manufacturing, inspection and assembling processes.
  • a common solution currently in use achieves XY motion by stacking two linear stages (i.e. a X-stage and a Y-stage) together via connecting bearings.
  • a more desirable solution involves having a single moving stage capable of XY motion, eliminating additional bearings. It might also be desirable for such a moving stage to be able to provide at least some Z motion. Attempts have been made to design such displacement devices using the interaction between current-carrying coils and permanent magnets. Examples of efforts in this regard include the following: US patent No. 6,003,230; US patent No. 6,097,114; US patent No. 6,208,045; US patent No.6,441,514; US patent No. 6,847,134; US patent No.
  • Figure 1A is a partial schematic isometric view of a displacement device according to a particular embodiment of the invention.
  • Figure IB is a partial schematic cross-sectional view of the Figure 1 A displacement device along the line IB- IB.
  • Figure 1C is a partial schematic cross-sectional view of the Figure 1 A displacement device along the line 1C-1C.
  • Figure ID shows additional detail of one of the Y-magnet arrays of the Figure 1A displacement device in accordance with a particular embodiment.
  • Figure IE shows additional detail of one of the X-magnet arrays of the Figure 1 A displacement device in accordance with a particular embodiment.
  • Figure 2 is a schematic partial cross-sectional view of a single layer of coil traces which may be used in the Figure 1 displacement devices and which are useful for showing a number of coil parameters.
  • Figures 3A-3F are schematic partial cross-sectional views of single layers of coil traces having different layouts which may be used in the Figure 1 displacement device.
  • Figures 4A and 4B are schematic partial cross-sectional views of multiple layers of coil traces having different layouts which may be used in the Figure 1 displacement device.
  • Figure 5 is a schematic partial view of a single layer of coil traces showing a group connection scheme which may be used in the Figure 1 displacement device.
  • Figures 6A and 6B are schematic partial cross-sectional views of layouts of magnet arrays which may be used in the Figure 1 displacement device and which are useful for showing a number of magnet array parameters.
  • Figures 7A-7L show additional details of magnet arrays suitable for use with the Figure 1 displacement device in accordance with particular embodiments.
  • Figures 8A-8L show additional details of magnet arrays suitable for use with the Figure 1 displacement device in accordance with particular embodiments.
  • Figures 9 A and 9B are schematic cross-sectional views of pairs of parallel adjacent magnet arrays according to particular embodiments suitable for use with the Figure 1 displacement device and showing the magnetization directions of their corresponding magnetization segments.
  • Figures 10A-10D are schematic cross-sectional views of layouts of magnet arrays which may be used in the Figure 1 displacement device in accordance with other embodiments.
  • Figures 11A-11C are schematic cross-sectional views of magnet arrays and coil traces used to demonstrate a theoretical field folding principle.
  • Figure 1 ID is a schematic cross-sectional view showing one layer of coil traces and a single magnet array that may be used in the Figure 1 displacement device and how the field folding principle of Figures 11 A-l 1C may be used in practice.
  • Figure 12 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing one layer of coil traces and a single magnet array which are useful for describing the determination of current commutation.
  • Figures 13A and 13B schematically depict an assumed magnet array configuration which can be used to determine suitable currents for magnet arrays having non-magnetic spacers.
  • Figure 14A schematically illustrates one embodiment of a sensing system suitable for use with the Figure 1 displacement device for separately measuring the positions of the moveable stage and stator relative to a metrology frame.
  • Figures 14B and 14C schematically illustrate other embodiments of sensor systems suitable for use with the Figure 1 displacement device.
  • Figure 15 shows a schematic block diagram of a control system suitable for use in controlling the Figure 1 displacement device.
  • Figures 16A-16D schematically depict a technique for interchanging moveable stages between multiple stators according to one embodiment of the invention.
  • Figure 17 A schematically depicts a technique for interchanging moveable stages between multiple stators according to another embodiment of the invention.
  • Figure 17B schematically depicts how two moveable stages can be controlled with six degrees of freedom on one stator.
  • Figure 18 schematically illustrates an apparatus for moving a plurality of moveable stages through a plurality of different stages.
  • Figure 19A is a horizontal cross-sectional view of a rotary displacement device according to an embodiment of the invention.
  • Figures 19B and 19C respectively depict a bottom cross-sectional view of the moveable stage (rotor) of the Figure 19A displacement device and a top view of the stator of the Figure 19A displacement device.
  • Figure 19D is a bottom cross-sectional view of a moveable stage (rotor) according to another embodiment which may be used with the Figure 19A displacement device.
  • Figure 19E is a top view of a stator according to another embodiment which may be used with the Figure 19A displacement device.
  • Figures 20A-20C schematically depict displacement devices according to other embodiments having different relative orientations of coil traces and magnet arrays.
  • Figures 21A-21C schematically depict cross-sectional views of magnet arrays having different numbers of magnetization directions within a particular magnetic spatial period.
  • Figure 22A shows a coil trace layout according to another embodiment which may be used in the Figure 1 displacement device.
  • Figure 22B illustrates a pair of adjacent layers of Y- oriented coil traces which may be used in the Figure 1 displacement device.
  • Figures 23A-23F show a number of Y-oriented coil traces which (while generally linearly elongated in the Y-direction) exhibit periodic spatial variation which extends in the X-direction over their respective Y-dimensions and which may be used in the Figure 1 displacement device.
  • Figures 24A and 24B show a pair of Y-oriented coil traces which have periodic variation which may be superposed to provide the Y-oriented coil trace of Figure 24C.
  • Figures 25A-25D show various embodiments of magnet arrays having offset or shifted sub-arrays which may be used in the Figure 1 displacement device.
  • Figures 26A, 26B and 26C show a number of Y-magnet arrays which exhibit periodic spatial variation which extends in the X-direction over their respective Y-dimensions and which may be used in the Figure 1 displacement device.
  • Figures 27A and 27B respectively depict a top view of a number of coil traces and a cross-sectional view of a coil trace which comprise multiple sub-traces in accordance with a particular embodiment which may be used in the Figure 1 displacement device.
  • Figures 28A and 28B show various views of circular cross-section coil traces according to another embodiment which may be used with the Figure 1 displacement device.
  • Figures 28C and 28D show embodiments of how coil traces may comprise multiple sub-traces having circular cross-section. Description
  • Displacement devices comprise a stator and a moveable stage.
  • the stator comprises a plurality of coils shaped to provide pluralities of generally linearly elongated coil traces in one or more layers. Layers of coils may overlap in the Z-direction.
  • the moveable stage comprises a plurality of magnet arrays. Each magnet array may comprise a plurality of magnetization segments generally linearly elongated in a corresponding direction. Each magnetization segment has a magnetization direction generally orthogonal to the direction in which it is elongated and at least two of the of the magnetization directions are different from one another.
  • One or more amplifiers may be selectively connected to drive current in the coil traces and to thereby effect relative movement between the stator and the moveable stage.
  • Figure 1A is a partial schematic isometric view of a displacement device 100 according to a particular embodiment of the invention.
  • Figures IB and 1C are partial schematic cross- sectional views of displacement device 100 along the lines IB-IB and 1C-1C respectively.
  • Displacement device 100 comprises a moveable stage 110 and a stator stage 120.
  • Moveable stage 110 comprises a plurality (e.g. 4 in the illustrated embodiment) of arrays of permanent magnets 112A, 112B, 112C, 112D (collectively, magnet arrays 112).
  • Stator stage 120 comprises a plurality of coils 122.
  • each of coils 122 is elongated along a particular dimension, such that in a working region 124 of stator 120 (i.e. a region of stator 120 over which moving stage 110 can move), coils 122 effectively provide linearly elongated coil traces 126.
  • each of coil traces 126 comprises a corresponding axis along which it is linearly elongated.
  • FIGS 1 A-IC Only a portion of the working area 124 of stator 120 is shown in the views of Figures 1 A-IC. It will be appreciated that outside of the partial views of Figures 1 A-IC, coils 122 have loops which are not linearly elongated. The loops of coils 122 are located sufficiently far outside of the working area 124 of stator 120 that these loops do not have an impact on the operation of device 100.
  • stator 120 comprises a plurality (e.g. 4 in the illustrated embodiment) of layers 128A, 128B, 128C, 128D (collectively, layers 128) of coil traces 126, with each pair of coil trace layers 128 separated from one another by an electrically insulating layer 130.
  • layers 128 in stator 120 may be varied for particular implementations and that the number of layers 128 shown in the illustrated embodiment is convenient for the purposes of explanation.
  • each layer 128 comprises coil traces 126 that are linearly elongated along axes that are parallel to one another.
  • layers 128 A, 128C comprise coil traces 126Y which are generally linearly elongated in directions parallel to the Y- axis and layers 128B, 128D comprise coil traces 126X which are generally linearly oriented in directions parallel to the X-axis.
  • Coil traces 126Y which are generally linearly oriented along the Y-axis may be referred to herein as "Y-coils” or "Y-traces” and, as explained in more detail below, may be used to move moveable stage 110 in the X and Z directions.
  • coil traces 126X which are generally linearly oriented along the X-axis may be referred to herein as "X- coils” or “X-traces” and, as explained in more detail below, may be used to move moveable stage 110 in the Y and Z directions.
  • moveable stage 110 comprises four magnet arrays 112. In some embodiments, moveable stage 110 may comprise more than four magnet arrays 112.
  • Each magnet array 112A, 112B, 112C, 112D comprises a plurality of corresponding magnetization segments 114A, 114B, 114C, 114D (collectively, magnetization segments 114) having different magnetization directions.
  • each magnetization segment 114 is generally elongated along a corresponding axial dimension. The elongated shape of magnetization segments 114 of the illustrated embodiment is shown best in Figure IB.
  • magnetization segments 114A of magnet array 112A and magnetization segments 114C of magnet array 112C are generally elongated in directions parallel to the X-axis and magnetization segments 114B of magnet array 112B and magnetization segments 114D of magnet array 112D are generally elongated in directions parallel to the Y-axis.
  • magnet arrays 112 A, 112C may be referred to herein as "X-magnet arrays” 112A, 112C and their corresponding magnetization segments 114A, 114C may be referred to herein as "X-magnetization segments”; and magnet arrays 112B, 112D may be referred to herein as "Y-magnet arrays” 112B, 112D and their corresponding
  • magnetization segments 114B, 114D may be referred to herein as "Y-magnetization segments”.
  • Figure 1C schematically shows the orientation of the magnetization of the various magnetization segments 114B of Y-magnet array 112B in accordance with a particular non- limiting example. More particularly, the schematically illustrated arrows in Y-magnet array 112B of Figure 1C show the magnetization directions of the various magnetization segments 114B. Also, within each magnetization segment 114B, the shaded regions represent the north poles of the magnets and the white regions represent the south poles of the magnets.
  • Figure ID shows a cross-sectional view of Y-magnet array 112B in more detail. It can be seen that Y-magnet array 112B is divided into a number of magnetization segments 114B along the X-axis and that the magnetization directions of the various segments 114B are oriented in directions orthogonal to the Y-axis - i.e. the magnetization directions of the magnetization segments 114B are orthogonal to the Y-axis direction along which magnetization segments 114B are elongated. It may also be observed from Figure ID that the magnetization directions of magnetization segments 114B have a spatial periodicity with a period (or wavelength) ⁇ along the X-axis. This spatial periodicity ⁇ of the magnetization directions of the magnetization segments 114 of a magnet array 112 may be referred to herein as the magnetic period ⁇ , magnetic spatial period ⁇ , magnetic wavelength ⁇ or magnetic spatial wavelength ⁇ .
  • magnetization segments 114B comprise four different magnetization directions: +Z, -Z, +X, -X which together provide a magnetic spatial period ⁇ . This is not necessary.
  • magnetization segments 114B may comprise as few as two magnetization directions to provide a magnetic spatial period ⁇ and in some embodiments, magnetization segments 114B may comprise more than four magnetization directions to provide a magnetic spatial period ⁇ .
  • the number of different magnetization directions of a magnet array 112 that make up a complete spatial magnetic period ⁇ may be referred to herein as N t .
  • the magnetization direction of each segment 114B is oriented generally orthogonally to the Y-axis.
  • Figure ID also shows that, in the illustrated embodiment, the X-axis width of a magnetization segment 114B is either: ) (2Nt) or ) N t .
  • the X-axis width of magnetization sections 114B is either ⁇ /8 (as is the case for the edge segments labeled A, I) or ⁇ /4 (as is the case for the interior segments labeled B,C,D,E,F,G,H).
  • magnetization of magnetization segments 114B is mirror symmetric about a central Y-Z plane 118 (i.e. a plane 118 that extends in the Y-axis and Z-axis directions and that intersects magnet array 112B at the center of its X-axis dimension). While not explicitly shown in Figure ID, in some embodiments magnet array 112B may be provided with a nonmagnetic spacer at the center of its X-axis dimension. More particularly, magnetization segment 114B at the center of the X-axis dimension of magnet array 112B (i.e.
  • a nonmagnetic spacer can be used to cancel disturbance forces/torques generated by higher order magnetic fields.
  • magnet array 112B and its magnetization segments 114B will still exhibit the properties that: that the magnetization directions of the various segments 114B are oriented in directions orthogonal to the Y-axis; the X-axis widths of the various segments 114B will be either: ) (2Nt) (for the outer segments A,I and the two segments formed by dividing segment E) or ⁇ /Nt (for the interior segments B,C,D,F,G,H); and the magnetization of magnetization segments 114B is mirror symmetric about central Y-Z plane 118.
  • Y-magnet array 112D and its magnetization segments 114D may be similar to those of Y-magnet array 112B and its magnetization segments 114B.
  • Figure IE shows a cross-sectional view of X-magnet array 112A in more detail. It will be appreciated that X-magnet array 112A is divided, along the Y-axis, into a number of magnetization segments 114A which are generally linearly elongated in the X-axis direction. In the illustrated embodiment, the characteristics of X-magnet array 112A and its magnetization segments 114A may be similar to those of Y-magnet array 112B and its magnetization segments 114B, except that the X and Y directions are swapped.
  • X-magnet array 112C and its magnetization segments 114C may be similar to those of X-magnet array 1 12A and its magnetization segments 114A.
  • Figure 1 C shows how moveable stage 1 10 is spaced upwardly apart from stator 120 in the Z-direction.
  • This space between stator 120 and moveable stage 110 can be maintained (at least in part) by Z-direction forces created by the interaction of coils 122 on stator 120 with magnet arrays 1 12 on moveable stage 110 as discussed below.
  • this space between stator 120 and moveable stage 110 can be maintained using additional lifting and/or hoisting magnets, aerostatic bearings, roller bearings and/or the like (not shown), as is known in the art.
  • Figure IB shows four sets of active coil traces 132A, 132B, 132C, 132D (collectively, coil traces 132), each of which (when carrying current) is primarily responsible for interacting with a corresponding one of magnet arrays 112A, 112B, 1 12C, 112D to impart forces which cause moveable stage 1 10 to move.
  • coil traces 132A when coil traces 132A are carrying current, they interact with X-magnet array 112A to impart forces on moveable stage 1 10 in the Y and Z directions; when coil traces 132B are carrying current, they interact with Y-magnet array 112B to impart forces on moveable stage 1 10 in the X and Z directions; when coil traces 132C are carrying current, they interact with X-magnet array 112C to impart forces on moveable stage 110 in the Y and Z directions; and when coil traces 132D are carrying current, they interact with Y-magnet array 1 12D to impart forces on moveable stage 110 in the X and Z directions.
  • coil traces 132 shown in Figure IB can be selectively activated to impart desired forces on moveable stage 110 and to thereby control the movement of moveable stage 110 with six degrees of freedom relating to the rigid body motion of moveable stage 110. As explained further below, coil traces 132 can also be controllably activated to control some flexible mode vibrating motion of moveable stage 110. When moveable stage 110 is shown in the particular position shown in Figure IB, coil traces other than coil traces 132 may be inactive. However, it will be appreciated that as moveable stage 110 moves relative to stator 120, different groups of coil traces will be selected to be active and to impart desired forces on moveable stage 110.
  • the active coil traces 132 shown in Figure IB appear to interact with other magnet arrays.
  • coil traces 132C interact with X- magnet array 112C as discussed above, but coil traces 132C also pass under a portion of Y- magnet array 112B.
  • the current in coil traces 132C might interact with the magnets in Y-magnet array 112B and impart additional forces on moveable stage 110.
  • Y-magnet array 112B minimizes the net moment (about the Z-axis and about the Y-axis) due to the interaction of magnet array 112B with X-oriented coil traces 132C. Similar characteristics of Y-magnet array 112D eliminate or minimize cross-coupling from coil traces 132A.
  • X-magnet array 112A eliminate or reduce cross-coupling forces from coil traces 132B.
  • stator 120 comprises a plurality of layers 128 of coil traces 126 which are generally linearly oriented in the working region 124.
  • Each layer 128 comprises coil traces 126 that are generally aligned with one another (e.g. generally linearly elongated in the same direction).
  • vertically adjacent layers 128 i.e. layers 128 next to one another in the Z-direction
  • coil traces 126Y in layers 128A, 128C are generally linearly oriented parallel to the Y-axis and coil traces 126X in layers 128B, 128D are generally linearly oriented parallel to the X-axis.
  • stator 120 may comprise any suitable number of layers 128 of coil traces 126.
  • orientations of coil traces 126 in vertically adjacent layers 128 may be different from one another.
  • Some embodiments may comprise a number of vertically adjacent layers 128 of Y-oriented traces 126Y followed by a number of vertically adjacent layers 128 of X-oriented coil traces 126X.
  • Stator 120 and its arrays of coils 122 may be fabricated using one or more printed-circuit boards (PCBs).
  • PCBs can be manufactured using standard PCB fabrication, flat-panel display lithography, lithography and/or similar technology known in the art to provide coils 122 and coil traces 126.
  • Insulator layers 130 (such as FR4 core, prepreg, ceramic material and/or the like) may be fabricated or otherwise inserted between coil layers 128.
  • One or more coil layers 128 may be stacked together (i.e. in the Z-direction) in a single PCB board.
  • coil traces 126 generally elongated in the same direction may be connected in parallel or serially, depending on via design and/or connecting methods for the ends of coil traces 126. In some embodiments, coil traces 126 generally elongated in the same direction (at different layers 128) are not connected to one another.
  • Coils 122 fabricated using PCB technology can accommodate sufficient current for controlling the motion of moveable stage 110.
  • each coil 122 can be made from 6 oz copper (about 200-220 ⁇ thick) or more.
  • each coil 122 is in the shape of a flat strip or coil trace 126, which provides good thermal conductivity due to the high ratio of surface area to volume.
  • the inventors have confirmed (via testing) that laminated copper can carry a sustained current density of 10 A/mm 2 with a 50°C temperature rise above ambient without using an active heat sink.
  • planar layers 128 of coils 122 and coil traces 126 Another advantage of planar layers 128 of coils 122 and coil traces 126 is that the naturally stratified conductors that provide coils 122 make them ideally suitable for carrying AC current, because the self-generated alternating magnetic field can easily penetrate the conductor through top and bottom surfaces but generates only low self -induced eddy currents.
  • PCBs may be aligned side by side in both X and Y directions (similar to floor tiles) to provide the desired X-Y dimensions for active region 124.
  • Board-to-board lateral connections (in the X and/or Y directions) may be made at the edges by connecting pads, through-holes of edge-adjacent boards, copper wires and/or using other suitable bridging components of the like for electrically connecting conductors on adjacent PCB boards.
  • bridging components may be located underneath the PCB boards (e.g. on the side opposite moveable stage 110); in some embodiments, such bridging components may be additionally or alternatively located above the PCB boards or on the side(s) of the PCB boards.
  • the end terminals (not shown) of coils 122 may be located at or near the perimeter of stator 120 for ease of wiring to the drive electronics. Connecting PCBs to one another in this manner allows displacement device 100 to be easily extended in both X and Y dimensions for various applications.
  • the total number of coils 122 increases linearly with the X-Y dimensions of active area 124 of stator 120 (instead of quadratically, as is the case in some prior art techniques involving so-called
  • coil traces 126 on X-Y adjacent PCB boards may be serially connected to one another to reduce the number of amplifiers (not shown) for driving current through coil traces 126.
  • coil traces 126 on X-Y adjacent PCB boards may be individually controlled by separate amplifiers to increase the flexibility for multi-stage actuation and to reduce heat generation.
  • a single PCB board may be fabricated to have a thickness (in the Z-direction) of up to 5 mm (or more) using available PCB technology. When thicker boards are required for heavy-duty applications, multiple PCBs can be stacked vertically in the Z direction. Another benefit of using PCB technology to fabricate stator 120 is the possibility of deploying large numbers of low- profile sensors (such as Hall-effect position sensor, capacitive position sensors and/or the like) directly on the board using daisy chain connections.
  • low- profile sensors such as Hall-effect position sensor, capacitive position sensors and/or the like
  • Figure 2 is a schematic partial cross-sectional view of a single layer 128 of stator 120 and its coil traces 126 which may be used in the Figure 1 displacement device 100.
  • Figure 2 shows a number of parameters which are used in the description that follows. More particularly, W c is the width of single coil trace 126.
  • P c is the coil trace pitch - i.e. the distance between two adjacent coil traces 126 of the same layer 128.
  • the trace gap P c — W c can be set at 50-100 ⁇ (e.g. less than 200 ⁇ ).
  • the minimum possible acceptable trace gap will depend on a number of factors, including, without limitation, the amount of current expected to be carried in each coil trace, the capability of th PCB fabrication process and the heat dissipating characteristics of the system 100.
  • Figures 3A- 3C schematically depict a number of possible embodiments of coil trace layers 128 which are fabricated to have these characteristics.
  • each layer 128 of coil traces 126 is fabricated such that every MN/2 (where M is another positive integer number) adjacent coil traces 126 form one coil group 134, where coil traces 126 in the same group 134 can be either driven by separate amplifiers or be connected in a star pattern and driven by a multi-phase amplifier.
  • the coil traces 126 labeled ⁇ , ⁇ , ⁇ , ⁇ ⁇ , ⁇ ' belong to one group 134.
  • the symbol ' used in Figure 3A indicates reversing current.
  • the electrical current in trace Al ' is the same as that of trace Al but in opposite direction.
  • each Figure 3B group 134 may be driven by a corresponding three-phase amplifier (not shown).
  • each Figure 3C group 134 may be driven by a corresponding three-phase amplifier (not shown).
  • every 4 adjacent coil traces 126 are grouped together to provide groups 134.
  • Groups 134 of the Figure 3E embodiment may be driven by a corresponding two-phase amplifier.
  • the symbol ' used to label coil traces 126 indicates reversing current.
  • coil traces 126 may be grouped such that every 2n (n is a positive integer) adjacent coil traces 126 can form one group 134.
  • every 5 adjacent coil traces 126 are grouped together to provide groups 134.
  • Groups 134 of the Figure 3F embodiment may be driven by a corresponding five-phase amplifier.
  • coil traces 126 may be grouped such that every 5n (n is a positive integer) adjacent coil traces 126 can form one group 134 which may be driven by one corresponding five-phase amplifier.
  • Figure 4A is a schematic partial cross-sectional view of multiple layers 128 (128A-128F) of coil traces 126 which may be used in stator 120 of the Figure 1 displacement device 100. It can be seen from Figure 4A, that layers 128A, 128C, 128E comprise Y-oriented coil traces 126Y and that layers 128B, 128D, 128F comprise X-oriented coil traces 126X. It can also be observed from Figure 4A that Y-oriented coil traces 126Y in different layers 128 A, 128C, 128E are aligned with one another in the X-direction - i.e.
  • coil traces 126Y in layer 128A are aligned (in the X-direction) with coil traces 126Y in layers 128C, 128E.
  • X-oriented coil traces 126X may exhibit a similar characteristic - i.e. coil traces 126X in layer 128B are aligned (in the Y-direction) with coil traces 126X in layers 128D, 128F.
  • Coil traces 126X, 126Y in the same column i.e.
  • traces 126X aligned with one another in the Y-direction and/or traces 126Y aligned with other another in the X-direction) can be connected in serially, in parallel or independently of one another. It will be appreciated that the number of layers 128 can be any suitable number and is not limited to the six shown in Figure 4A.
  • Figure 4B is a schematic partial cross-sectional view of multiple layers 128 (128A, 128C, 128E, 128G) of coil traces 126 which may be used in stator 120 of the Figure 1 displacement device 100.
  • layers 128A, 128C, 128E, 128G having Y-oriented traces 126Y are shown in Figure 4B - i.e. layers 128 having X-oriented coil traces 126X are not shown in Figure 4B.
  • Y-oriented coil traces 126Y in different layers 128A, 128C, 128E, 128G are offset from one another in the X-direction - i.e.
  • coil traces 126Y in layer 128A are offset from the next adjacent Y-oriented coil traces 126Y in layer 128C
  • coil traces 126Y in layer 128C are offset from the next adjacent Y-oriented coil traces 126Y in layer 128E and so on.
  • coil traces 126Y in layers 128 A, 128E are aligned with one another in the X-direction
  • coil traces 126Y in layers 128C, 128G are aligned with one another in the X-direction - i.e. coil traces 126Y in every 2 nd layer 128 of Y-oriented coil traces 126Y are aligned with one another in the X-direction.
  • X-oriented coil traces 126X may exhibit similar characteristics - i.e. coil traces 126X in adjacent layers 128B, 128D, 128F, 128H of X-oriented coil traces 126X may be offset from one another in the Y-direction. In some embodiments, coil traces 126X in every 2 nd layer 128 of X-oriented coil traces 126X are may be aligned with one another in the Y-direction.
  • coil traces 126Y labeled al, a2, a3, a4 may be referred to as being in the same column and coil traces 126Y labeled dl, d2, d3, d4 may be referred to as being in the same column.
  • Coil traces 126X, 126Y in the same column can be connected in serially, in parallel or independently of one another.
  • 0 L The amount of offset between adjacent layers 128 of Y-oriented coil traces 126Y is referred to as 0 L and can be used to minimize the effect of higher order harmonics in the magnetic fields of magnet arrays 112.
  • 0 L is designed at ⁇ — +— , where
  • K is a positive integer number.
  • adjacent Y-oriented traces in a particular column for example, coil traces 126Y labeled al and a2 are driven with equal current, then the forces between the 5 th order harmonic magnetic field generated by a magnet array 112 and two offset traces 126Y in the same column (for example, coil traces al and a2) will tend to cancel one another out (i.e. attenuate one another).
  • 0 L is designed at ⁇ where K is a positive integer number.
  • 0 L can be designed in such a way that several harmonic fields are optimally attenuated to minimize overall force ripple effects caused by higher order harmonics of the magnetic field generated by magnet array 112.
  • 0 L is designed at ⁇ - and Y-oriented coils trace of adjacent Y-trace layers (e.g. coil traces 126Y labeled al and a2) are driven with opposite current. As a result, current flowing into one layer 128 can flow back from an adjacent layer 128 to form winding turns.
  • Driving Y-oriented traces 126Y in a particular column (for example coil traces al and a2) with equal currents is practical, because these coil traces 126Y may be serially connected, but may not be desirable to achieve ideal cancelation of 5 th order harmonics effects because the coil trace al is closer to the magnet array than the coil trace a2.
  • the effects of higher order magnetic field harmonics of magnet arrays 112 can be further reduced by providing O L as discussed above and by driving Y-oriented traces 126Y in a particular column but in different layers 128 (for example, coil traces 126Y labeled al and a2) with different amounts of current.
  • coil trace layer 128A is closer to moveable stage 110 than coil trace 128C and so on, it will be appreciated that the magnetic field experienced by coil traces 126Y labeled al and a2 will not be identical. Accordingly, further attenuation of the effect of 5 th order harmonics of the magnetic field of magnet array 112 may be achieved by setting the current in the traces 126Y of layer 128C to be at least approximately E 27LX 5 XGL / ⁇ times higher than the corresponding current in the traces 126Y of corresponding columns of layer 128 A, where G L is the center- to-center Z-direction spacing between Y-oriented coil traces 126Y in adjacent layers 128.
  • the current in coil trace 126Y labeled a2 can be set to be at least
  • the current in the traces 126Y of a single column of every 2 nd layer 128 of Y- oriented coil traces 126Y (e.g. the current in traces 126Y labeled al and a3) may be set to be the same.
  • some attenuation of the effect of 9 th order harmonics of the magnetic field of magnet array 112 may be achieved by setting the current in the traces 126Y of layer 128C to be at least approximately ⁇ 2 ⁇ ⁇ (; ⁇ / ⁇ times higher than the corresponding current in the traces 126Y of corresponding columns of layer 128 A, where GL is the center-to-center Z-direction spacing between Y-oriented coil traces 126Y in adjacent layers 128.
  • the current in coil trace 126Y labeled a2 can be set to be at least approximately E 2N 9 GL / ⁇ times higher than the corresponding current in trace 126Y labeled al .
  • the current in the traces 126Y of a single column of every 2 nd layer 128 of Y-oriented coil traces 126Y (e.g. the current in traces 126Y labeled al and a3) may be set to be the same.
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic partial view of a single layer 128 of coil traces 126 showing a group connection scheme which may be used in displacement device 100 of Figure 1.
  • Layer 128 shown in Figure 5 comprises a plurality of Y-oriented coil traces 126Y which are grouped into groups 134. As discussed above, coil traces 126Y in a group 134 may be driven by a common multi-phase amplifier.
  • there are Nc 8 different groups 134 of coil traces 126Y (labeled Group 1-Group 8 in Figure 5). Each group 134 of coil traces 126Y extends in the Y-direction and the groups 134 are laid out side-by-side along the X direction in a repeating pattern.
  • the number N G of groups 134 of coil traces 126Y may be any suitable positive integer.
  • coil traces 126Y belonging to particular groups 134 may be in serial connection.
  • all of the groups 134 of coil traces 126Y labeled Group 1 in Figure 5 may be serially connected.
  • the direction of current flow in such coil traces 126Y may be the same or opposite to one another.
  • each phase can either be driven by an independent amplifier, such as a H-bridge, or all phases are connected in a star pattern and driven by a multiphase amplifier.
  • each of the Figure 5 groups 134 includes only a single coil trace 126Y.
  • this special case embodiment permits maximum flexibility with respect to control of current location and, in turn, control of the movement of moveable stage 110.
  • groups 134 with the same group label e.g. Group 1
  • groups 134 with the same group label can be serially connected and the direction of current flow in these traces 126Y can be the same or opposite to one another.
  • similar group connection schemes may be used for X-oriented coils 126X in other layers 128.
  • coil traces 126Y labeled al , a2, a3, a4 in Figure 4B) can also be connected serially and share a common amplifier.
  • X-oriented coil traces 126 in the same column but in different layers can also be connected serially and share a common amplifier.
  • each phase of coil traces 126 has capacitance and there is mutual-capacitance among difference phases of coil traces 126
  • one or more external inductor(s) can be serially inserted between an amplifier output terminal and a terminal of coil trace(s) 126.
  • Such serial inductors can be installed on the planar coil PCB boards, and/or on amplifier circuit boards, and/or in the ends of the cables connecting amplifiers to planar coil assemblies. Adding such serial inductors may increase the inductance of the coil load and may thereby reduce the power loss of switching electronics of power amplifiers and reduce the current ripples in coil traces 126.
  • Figures 6A and 6B are schematic partial cross-sectional views of layouts of magnet arrays 112 which may be used in moveable stage 110 of the Figure 1 displacement device 100 and which are useful for showing a number of magnet array parameters. It can be observed that the layout of magnet arrays 112 A, 112B, 112C, 112D in Figure 6A is the same as that of magnet arrays 112A, 112B, 112C, 112D in Figure IB. The layout of magnet arrays 112A, 112B, 112C, 112D in Figure 6B is similar to that of magnet arrays 112A, 112B, 112C, 112D shown in Figures 6A and IB. The discussion in this section applies to both of the layouts shown in Figures 6 A and 6B.
  • each magnet array 112 has a width of W m and a length of Lm.
  • the spacing between two magnet arrays with the same elongation direction i.e. between X-magnet arrays 112A, 112C or between Y-magnet arrays 112B, 112D) is denoted as spacing S m .
  • moveable stage 110 comprises a non-magnetic region 113 located in a center of its magnet arrays 112 and that the dimensions of non-magnetic region 113 are S m -W m by S m -W m .
  • the dimensions of non-magnetic region 113 are S m -W m by S m -W m .
  • magnetization segments 114 and corresponding magnetization directions are uniform along the dimension and are oriented orthogonally to the dimension L m .
  • the magnetization segments 114 and corresponding magnetization direction vary along the direction of dimension W m .
  • the magnet arrays 112 shown in Figure 6 may be mounted under a suitable table or the like which may be used to support an article (e.g. a semiconductor wafer) thereatop.
  • magnet arrays 112 are described above in connection with Figures ID (for Y-magnet array 112B) and IE (for X-magnet array 112A).
  • X-magnet arrays may comprise similar characteristics where the X and Y directions and dimensions are appropriately interchanged.
  • the alphabetic notation is dropped and Y-magnet array 112B is referred to as magnet array 112.
  • magnetization segments 114B of Y-magnet array 112B are referred to as magnetization segments 114.
  • Figure 7 A shows an embodiment of a magnet array 112 substantially similar to magnet array 112B described above in connection with Figure ID.
  • Magnet array 112 is divided, along the X-axis, into a number of magnetization segments 114 which are generally linearly elongated in the Y-axis direction.
  • the outermost (edge) segments 114 have X-axis widths that are half the X-axis widths of interior segments 114 and that the outermost edge segments 114 have magnetizations that are oriented in along the Z- direction.
  • Figure 7B is another embodiment of a magnet array 112 suitable for use with the Figure 1 displacement device.
  • the magnetization directions of magnetization segments 114 of magnet array 112 may be considered to be spatially periodic in the X-direction with a period ⁇ , even though there is only a single period.
  • magnet arrays 112 that exhibit the properties of those shown in Figures 7A and 7B eliminate or reduce cross-coupling forces from coil traces 126 oriented in X directions.
  • Figures 7C and 7D show other embodiments of magnet arrays 112 suitable for use with the Figure 1 displacement device.
  • Figures 7E-7H show other embodiments of magnet arrays 112 suitable for use with the Figure 1 displacement device.
  • the magnetization of magnetization segments 114 is mirror symmetric about central Y-Z plane 118, and the width W m of magnet array 112 in the X-direction is not an integer number of spatial periods ⁇ .
  • Y-magnet arrays 112 shown in Figures 7E and 7G there will be coupling of forces in the Y direction to Y-magnet arrays 112 from current flow in coil traces 126 oriented along the X-direction. This net force can be compensated for using suitable control techniques or using suitable arrangements of additional magnetic arrays 112 with different (e.g. opposite) magnetization patterns.
  • the magnetization of magnetization segments 114 is mirror antisymmetric about central Y-Z plane 118, and the width W m of magnet array 112 in the X-direction is an integer number of spatial periods ⁇ .
  • Y-magnet arrays 112 shown in Figures 7F and 7H there will be coupling of moment in the rotational direction around Z to Y-magnet arrays 112 from current flow in coil traces 126 oriented along the X-direction. This net moment can be compensated using suitable control techniques or using suitable arrangements of additional magnetic arrays 112 with different (e.g. opposite) magnetization patterns.
  • Figures 7I-7L show other embodiments of magnet arrays 112 suitable for use with the Figure 1 displacement device.
  • magnet arrays 112 of Figures 7A-7L may be fabricated from unit magnetization segments 114 having Y-dimension lengths L m and X-dimension widths ) (2N t ) or )J(N t ) where Nt is the number of magnetization directions in a period ⁇ as discussed above.
  • magnetization segments 114 having X-dimension widths /(N t ) may be fabricated from a pair of side-by-side magnetization segments 114 having X-dimensions widths )J(2N t ) and having their magnetization directions oriented in the same direction.
  • the Z-dimension heights of the unit magnetization segments 114 may be same as their X-dimension widths - e.g. )J(2N t ) or ) (N t ).
  • a central non-magnetic spacer may be provided in magnet arrays 112.
  • such a non-magnetic spacer may divide the central magnetization segment 114 into a pair of "half- width" magnetization segments 114 (i.e. having X-dimensions widths similar to the X- dimension widths of the edge segments 114).
  • the resultant magnet arrays 118 remain symmetric or mirror symmetric about a central Y-Z plane 118.
  • different patterns may be used.
  • Figures 8A-8L show magnet arrays 112 suitable for use with the Figure 1 displacement device 100 in accordance with particular embodiments.
  • the magnet arrays 112 of Figures 8A-8L have features similar to those of magnet arrays 112 of Figures 7A-7L, except that the magnet arrays 112 of Figures 8A-8L include non-magnetic spacers 136 centrally located (in their X- dimensions). Spacers 136 (of the Y-magnet arrays 112 shown in Figures 8A-8L) may be
  • spacers 136 (of the Y-magnet arrays 112 shown in Figures
  • the width g of the non- magnetic spacer 136 may be set to be at least approximately equal to - - ⁇ — W c , where K g and
  • W c have the above described properties and k is the order of the harmonic of the magnetic field to be attenuated.
  • the magnet array 112 embodiments shown in Figures 8 A and 8B have two sides arranged on either X-direction side of non-magnetic spacer 136. Both the left and right sides (in the illustrated view) of the Figure 8 A magnet array 112 have magnetization patterns similar to those of magnet array 112 of Figure 7 A; and both the left and right sides of the Figure 8B magnet array 112 have magnetization patterns similar to those of magnet array 112 of Figure 7B.
  • the X-direction width W si d e of each side of the magnet arrays 112 of Figures 8 A and 8B i.e.
  • the magnet array 112 embodiments shown in Figures 8C and 8D have two sides arranged on either X-direction side of non-magnetic spacer 136.
  • the left (in the illustrated view) sides of magnet arrays 112 shown in Figures 8C and 8D have magnetization patterns similar to those of magnet arrays 112 shown in Figures 7C and 7D respectively.
  • the right (in the illustrated view) sides of magnet arrays 112 shown in Figure 8C and 8DF have magnetization patterns that are opposite those of the left sides - i.e.
  • the magnet array 112 shown in Figures 8E, 8G, 81, 8K have two sides arranged on either X-direction side of non- magnetic spacer 136, with their respective left (in the illustrated view) sides having magnetization patterns similar to Figures 7E, 7G, 71, 7K magnet array 112 and their respective right (in the illustrated view) sides having magnetization patterns that are the opposite to those of the left (in the illustrated viewO sides, where "opposite" has the same meaning as discussed above for the case of Figures 8C and 8D.
  • the magnet arrays 112 shown in Figures 8F, 8H, 8J, 8L have two sides arranged on either X-direction side of non-magnetic spacer 136, with both their left and right sides having magnetization patterns similar to those of magnet arrays 112 of Figures 7F, 7H, 7J, 7L, respectively.
  • the magnet arrays 112 shown in Figures 8A- 8L may be fabricated in a manner similar to that described above for Figures 7A-7L. Layout of Magnet Arrays
  • Figures 6A and 6B show layouts of the magnet arrays 112 which may be used in moveable stage 110 of displacement device 100 in accordance with particular embodiments.
  • the spacing S m between two adjacent parallel arrays e.g.
  • this spacing characteristic will help to minimize or reduce force and/or torque ripples which may be generated by the discrete nature (i.e. finite dimensions) of coil traces 126.
  • the spacing S m between two adjacent parallel arrays may be selected to be at least
  • this spacing characteristic will help to minimize or reduce 6 cycle-per- ⁇ force and/or torque ripples which may be generated by the interaction between 5 th harmonics magnetic field of magnet arrays 112 and current flowing in coil traces 126.
  • two adjacent parallel magnet arrays 112 may comprise magnetization segments 114 with magnetization orientations that are the same as one another.
  • This characteristic is shown, for example, in Figure 9A where Y-magnet array 112B and Y-magnet array 112D comprise magnetization segments 114B, 114D with magnetization orientations that are the same as one another.
  • two adjacent parallel magnet arrays 1 12 may comprise magnetization segments 114 with magnetization orientations that are the opposites of one another - i.e. as if each magnetization segment 1 14 is individually rotated 180° about a corresponding central axis along which it is linearly elongated. This characteristic is shown, for example, in Figure 9B, where magnet array 112B and magnet array 112D comprise
  • magnetization segments 114B, 114D with magnetization orientations that are opposite to one another.
  • the spacing of adjacent parallel magnet arrays 112 e.g. a pair of X-magnet arrays 112, such as X-magnet array 112A and X-magnet array 1 12C in the case of the Figure 6 embodiment and/or a pair of Y-magnet arrays 112, such as Y-magnet arrays 112B and Y-magnet arrays 112D, in the case of the Figure 6 embodiment
  • the current distribution in the active coil traces 126 for each parallel magnet array 1 12 can be substantially similar in spatial distribution (i.e. in phase), provided that the parallel magnet arrays 112 have the same magnetization pattern and N s is even or the parallel magnet arrays 1 12 have opposite magnetization patterns and N s is odd.
  • the dimensions (S m — W m ) of this non-magnetic region 1 13 may be designed to have the characteristics that (S m — W m ) ⁇ , such that active coil traces 126 for two parallel magnet arrays 1 12 don't interfere with one another.
  • FIG. 6A and 6B The layout of magnet arrays 112 shown in Figures 6A and 6B is not the only possible layout for magnet arrays 1 12 that could be used for moveable stage 1 10 of the Figure 1 displacement device 100. More particularly, a number of other possible layouts of magnet arrays 112 suitable for use in moveable stage 110 of the Figure 1 displacement device 100 are shown in Figures 10A- 10D. [0110] Figure 10A shows a schematic cross-sectional view of layout of magnet arrays 112A, 112B, 112C, 112D which may be used for moveable stage 110 of the Figure 1 displacement device 100 in accordance with a particular embodiment.
  • each magnet array 112 comprises a pattern of magnetization segments 114 having the characteristics as those shown in Figure 7A, although it will be appreciated that magnet arrays 112 of the Figure 10A layout could be provided with magnetization segments 114 exhibiting characteristics of any of the magnet arrays 112 described herein -e.g. exhibiting any of the magnetization patterns shown in Figure 7A-7L and 8A-8L.
  • Figure 10B shows a schematic cross-sectional view of a layout of magnet arrays 112A- 112P which may be used for moveable stage 110 of the Figure 1 displacement device 100 in accordance with another embodiment.
  • the layout of Figure 10B differs from the layout of Figure 10A in that the layout of Figure 10B includes more than four magnet arrays 112.
  • magnet arrays 112A, 112C, 112E, 112G, 1121, 112K, 112M, 1120 are X-magnet arrays and magnet arrays 112B, 112D, 112F, 112H, 112J, 112L, 112N, 112P are Y- magnet arrays.
  • the Figure 10B layout comprising more than four magnet arrays 112 may be used, for example, where moveable stage 110 is relatively large.
  • Figure IOC shows a schematic cross-sectional view of a layout of magnet arrays 112 which may be used for moveable stage 110 of the Figure 1 displacement device 100 according to another embodiment.
  • Y-magnet arrays 112A1, 112A2, 112A3, 112B1, 112B2, 112B3, 112C1, 112C2, 112C3, 112D1, 112D2, 112D3 are expressly labeled in Figure IOC, although it will be appreciated that X-magnet arrays are also shown in Figure IOC.
  • Magnet arrays 112 with the same orientation e.g.
  • X-magnet arrays or Y-magnet arrays) and aligned with one another in the direction orthogonal to the direction of elongation of their magnetization segments may be referred to herein as a set of aligned magnet arrays.
  • Y-magnet arrays 112A1 , 112A2, 112A3 are a set of aligned Y-magnet arrays, because they have the same orientation (they are Y-magnet arrays elongated along the Y-axis) and are aligned with one another in a direction (the X-direction) orthogonal to the direction of elongation of their respective magnetization segments.
  • a set of aligned magnet arrays may be driven by current flow in the same coil traces 126 of stator 120 (not shown in Figure IOC).
  • the set of aligned Y-magnet arrays 112A1, 112A2, 112A3 may be driven by current flow in the same coil traces 126 of stator 120.
  • the set of aligned Y-magnet arrays 112B1, 112B2, 112B3 may be driven by the same coil traces 126 of stator 120
  • the set of aligned Y-magnet arrays 112C1, 112C2, 112C3 may be driven by the same coil traces 126 of stator 120
  • the set of aligned Y-magnet arrays 112D1, 112D2, 112D3 may be driven by the same coil traces 126 of stator 120.
  • each set of aligned Y-magnet arrays can be driven independently by its corresponding active coil traces 126 without significant coupling from adjacent sets of aligned Y-magnet arrays.
  • each set of aligned Y-magnet arrays can independently generate two forces (one levitation force (in the Z- direction) and one lateral force (in the X-direction)).
  • Three or more sets of aligned Y-magnet arrays having a Y-direction offset may alone be used to provide actuating forces and torques in 5 degrees of freedom - i.e. forces in the X and Z directions and moment around the X, Y and Z axes.
  • the only actuating force that cannot be provided by three or more sets of aligned Y-magnet arrays having a Y-direction offset is force in the Y-direction in Figure IOC.
  • FIG. 1 there are four sets of aligned Y-magnet arrays: a first set of aligned Y-magnet arrays 112A1, 112A2, 112A3; a second set of aligned Y- magnet arrays 112B1, 112B2, 112B3; a third set of aligned Y-magnet arrays 112C1, 112C2, 112C3; and a fourth set of aligned Y-magnet arrays 112D1, 112D2, 112D3.
  • Figure IOC also include four sets of aligned X-magnet arrays, each of which can independently generate two forces (one levitation force (in the Z-direction) and one lateral force (in the Y-direction)).
  • the Figure IOC magnet array layout provides a significant amount of over actuation. These over- actuating capabilities can be used to control the flexible mode vibration of moveable stage 110, for moveable stage shape correction and/or for vibration suppression.
  • Figure IOC provides four sets of aligned X-magnet arrays and four sets of aligned Y-magnet arrays, but some embodiments may comprise larger numbers or smaller numbers of sets of aligned X and Y- magnet arrays. Also, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the layout of Figure IOC provides that each set of aligned X-magnet arrays and each set of aligned Y-magnet arrays comprises three individual magnet arrays, but some embodiments may comprise different numbers of individual magnet arrays in each set of aligned magnet arrays.
  • Figure 10D shows a schematic cross-sectional view of a layout of magnet arrays 112 which may be used for moveable stage 110 of the Figure 1 displacement device 100 according to another embodiment.
  • Figure 10D also schematically depicts the coil traces 126 that may be used to actuate the various sets of aligned X and Y-magnet arrays 112. It should be noted that the coil traces 126 shown in Figure 10D are schematic in nature and do not represent the dimensions or numbers of coil traces 126.
  • each set of aligned X and Y-magnet arrays 112 comprises a pair of individual magnet arrays 112 (instead of three individual magnet arrays, as is the case in Figure IOC). More particularly, the layout of Figure 10D comprise four sets of aligned X-magnet arrays with two individual magnet arrays in each set and four sets of aligned Y-magnet arrays with two individual magnet arrays in each set.
  • the sets of X-magnet arrays in the Figure 10D layout include: a first set of aligned arrays 112al, 112a2; a second set of aligned arrays 112b 1 , 112b2; a third set of aligned arrays 112cl, 112c2; and a fourth set of aligned arrays 112dl, 112d2.
  • the sets of Y-magnet arrays in the Figure 10D layout include: a first set of aligned arrays 112A1, 112A2; a second set of aligned arrays 112B1, 112B2; a third set of aligned arrays 112C1, 112C2; and a fourth set of aligned arrays 112D1, 112D2.
  • sets of aligned magnet arrays in the Figure 10D layout may be driven by the same set of coil traces 126 on stator 120. More particularly: the first set of aligned X-magnet arrays 112al, 112a2 may be driven by coil traces 126al/a2; the second set of aligned X-magnet arrays 112bl , 112b2 may be driven by coil traces 126bl/b2; the third set of aligned X-magnet arrays 112cl, 112c2 may be driven by coil traces 126cl/c2; and the fourth set of aligned X-magnet arrays 112dl , 112d2 may be driven by coil traces 126dl/d2.
  • the first set of aligned Y-magnet arrays 112A1, 112A2 may be driven by coil traces 126A1/A2; the second set of aligned Y-magnet arrays 112B1 , 112B2 may be driven by coil traces 126B1/B2; the third set of aligned Y-magnet arrays 112C1 , 112C2 may be driven by coil traces 126C1/C2; and the fourth set of aligned Y-magnet arrays 112D1, 112D2 may be driven by coil traces 126D1/D2.
  • the active coil traces for each set of aligned magnet arrays are not static but are determined dynamically based on the current position of moveable stage 110 and the desired movement of moveable stage 110.
  • the layout of Figure 10D includes a significant amount of over actuation. These over- actuating capabilities can be used to control the flexible modes of moveable stage 110, for moveable stage shape correction and/or for moveable stage vibration suppression. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the layout of Figure 10D provides four sets of aligned X-magnet arrays and four sets of aligned Y-magnet arrays, but some embodiments may comprise larger numbers or smaller numbers of sets of aligned X and Y-magnet arrays.
  • each set of aligned X-magnet arrays and each set of aligned Y-magnet arrays comprises a pair of individual magnet arrays, but some embodiments may comprise different numbers of individual magnet arrays in each set of aligned magnet arrays.
  • each individual magnet array 112 in the layouts of Figures 10A- 10D can be similar to any of those described herein - e.g. exhibiting any of the magnetization patterns shown in Figure 7A-7L and 8A-8L.
  • the spacing S m of adjacent arrays in Figures IOC, 10D can be similar to that described above for Figures 6A, 6B.
  • magnet arrays 112 comprise characteristics similar to so-called "Halbach arrays".
  • the magnetic field of a Halbach array is assumed to be primarily sinusoidal with a small amount of 5 th order harmonic distortion. This assumption is relatively accurate at locations well inside (i.e. away from the edges) of a long, multi-period Halbach array.
  • the magnetic field is far from sinusoidal, particularly when the magnet array is only 1-2 magnetic periods ( ⁇ ) wide as is the case, for example, in some of the magnet arrays 112 shown in Figures 7 and 8.
  • the distortion of the magnetic field at the edges of magnet arrays 112 may be referred to as fringing field effects. Designing a commutation law to achieve at least approximately linear force characteristics for such a non-sinusoidal field can be difficult.
  • One technique to minimize the fringing field effects when using current carrying coil traces to impart forces on a Halbach array involves increasing the number of magnetic periods ( ⁇ ) in the Halbach array. Although disturbance forces attributable to the fringing field are unchanged with the increased number of magnetic periods, the effect of such disturbance forces on the total amount of force imparted on the larger Halbach array is reduced.
  • Another technique to minimize the fringing field effects when using current carrying coil traces to impart forces on a Halbach array involves only exciting coil traces that are located away from the edges of the Halbach array and the fringing fields. This second technique sacrifices force generation capacity.
  • Figures 11 A-l 1C show a short Y-magnet array 112 of width W m moving laterally (i.e. in the X-direction in the illustrated view) relative to a single coil trace 126 excited with constant current.
  • This Figure 11 A arrangement produces non- sinusoidal forces due to the interaction of coil trace 126 with the fringing fields at or near the edge of magnet array 112.
  • Figure 1 ID is a schematic cross-sectional view showing one layer 128 of coil traces 126 and a single magnet array 112 that may be used in the Figure 1 displacement device 100 and how the field folding principle of Figures 11 A-11C may be used in practice.
  • Active (current carrying) coil traces 126 are shown as solid black; traces 126 shown in white represent either inactive coil traces 126 or active coil traces 126 for other magnet arrays (not shown).
  • magnet array 112 is a Y-magnet array having magnetization segments 114 which are generally linearly elongated in the Y-direction.
  • coil traces 126 are excited below magnet array 112 and out to a field folding length L FF beyond each X-axis edges of magnet array 112.
  • Coil traces 126 beyond this zone i.e. greater than L FF away from the X-axis edges of magnet array 112 can be either inactive, or be activated for other magnet arrays or may also be activated for the illustrated magnet array 112.
  • L FF can be set a suitable distance which balances the desirability of extending beyond the X-axis edges of magnet array 112 and avoiding force coupling with an adjacent magnet array.
  • Figure 12 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing one layer 128 of coil traces 126 and a single Y-magnet array 112 which are useful for describing the determination of current commutation.
  • the Figure 12 magnet array 112 is a Y-magnet array 112 meaning that its magnetization segments 114 are generally linearly elongated in the Y-direction.
  • Figure 12 shows one active coil trace 126 (shown in black), with all other coil traces 126 (whether active or inactive) shown in white.
  • Figure 12 includes a coordinate frame X m -Y m -Z m , fixed with magnet array 112, where the Z m axis origin is at the bottom surface of magnet array 112, the X m axis origin is in the center of magnet array 112.
  • the magnet field in the space below the bottom surface of magnet array 112 can be modeled according to:
  • a c ⁇ /2 ⁇ and is an arbitary point in the space below the bottom surface of magnet array 112.
  • magnet array 112 is finite in its X-axis width, its magnetic field can be modelled as if magnet array 112 is infintely extended in the X-direction with the periodic magnetization pattern of magnetization segments 114 continuously repeated. Due to the field folding method used, this modelling assumption does not significantly impact the accuracy of the force calculations.
  • a coil trace 126 is located (i.e. centered) at (x m , z m ). Regardless of whether the position (x m , z m ) of this coil trace 126 is right under magnet array 112 or beyond the X-dimension edges of magnet array 112, we can excite this coil trace 126 for this magnet array 112 according to:
  • I is a current in the trace 126 at the position (x m ,z m );
  • F ax and F az represent the desired forces imparted on magnet array 112 in X and Z directions, respectively;
  • k is an actuator constant coefficient; and the current reference direction (positive current direction) is consistent with Y m axis (i.e. if current flows into the page in Figure 12 then / is positive).
  • actuating forces imparted on magnet array 112 will be F ax and F az .
  • Coil traces 126 in the same lateral location e.g. in the same X-axis location in Figure 12
  • different layers 128 can be either serially connected (i.e. having the same current) or individually controlled.
  • the desired current amplitude for coil traces 126 in the same lateral location but in different layers 128 can be calculated based on the location of the coil trace 126 on the uppermost layer 128.
  • some magnet arrays 112 (e.g. the magnet arrays shown in Figures 8A-8L) comprise non-magnetic spacers 136.
  • determination of coil trace current can be done by assuming that non-magnetic spacer 136 is not present and by assuming that each side of the magnet array 112 is moved toward its center (i.e. toward Y-Z plane 118) by half the width g of spacer 136.
  • This process is shown schematically in Figures 13A and 13B, where current commutation is calculated for the actual Figure 13A magnet array 112 on the basis of the assumption that the Figure 13A magnet array 112 has the properties of the Figure 13B magnet array 112.
  • FIG. 14A schematically illustrates one embodiment of a sensing system 200 for separately measuring the positions of moveable stage 110 and stator 120 relative to a metrology frame 202.
  • stator 120 is supported by a stator frame 204 (which may be supported by the ground or by another vibration isolation system (not shown)) and moveable stage 110 is floating above stator 120 under the influence of actuating forces caused by the interaction of magnet arrays and current carrying coil traces as discussed above.
  • Stator frame 204 can provide mechanical support and thermal cooling for the coil assembly of stator 120.
  • Metrology frame 202 is supported by one or more vibration isolation mechanisms 206, which may be passive or active vibration isolation mechanisms 206, such as springs, air cylinders, air bearings and/or the like. Vibration isolation mechanisms 206 isolate metrology frame 202 from ground isolation. Metrology frame 202 may also be fabricated from suitable materials (e.g. thermally and mechanically stable materials). In the illustrated embodiment, metrology frame 202 provides a stable position reference for independently measuring the positions of both moveable stage 110 and stator 120 relative to the stable metrology frame 202. In the Figure 14A view, Xml, Zml, Zm2 represent a number of the coordinates of the position of moveable stage 110 with respect to metrology frame 202.
  • Suitable position sensing devices include: laser displacement interferometers, two-dimensional optical encoders, laser triangulation sensors, capacitive displacement sensors and/or the like.
  • Xsl, Zs2, and Zs2 shown in Figure 14A represent coordinates of the position of stator frame 204 with respect to metrology frame 202. Although three dimensions of the relative position are shown in the Figure 14A view, it should be understood that there may actually be 6 or more axis measurements associated with the position of stator frame 204 relative to metrology frame 202. Because the position of stator frame 204 relative to metrology frame 202 has only a small amount of variation, many low-cost and short-stroke position sensing devices are sufficient for measuring the position of stator frame 204.
  • suitable positions sensors include: capacitive displacement sensors, eddy current displacement sensors, optical encoders, laser triangulation sensors and/or the like.
  • stator frame 204 may not be exactly known due to manufacturing errors, thermal loading and/or the like, these factors cause DC or low- frequency uncertainties in measurement of the position of stator frame 204 relative to metrology frame 202 and may be overcome by controlling the position of moveable stage 110 using a control scheme having sufficiently high gain at low frequencies (e.g. an integrating control element by way of non-limiting exampleO to effectively attenuate these uncertainties. That is, a control scheme can be designed such that the position of moveable stage 110 is adjusted at a rate much faster than the low frequency uncertainties associated with the measurement of the position of stator frame 204. AC or relatively high frequency components of the position of stator frame 204 are more important. It is therefore desirable to measure these high frequency components using position sensors of suitably high bandwidth.
  • a control scheme having sufficiently high gain at low frequencies e.g. an integrating control element by way of non-limiting exampleO to effectively attenuate these uncertainties. That is, a control scheme can be designed such that the position of moveable stage 110 is adjusted at a rate much faster than
  • Figure 14B shows another embodiment of a sensor system 220 for measuring a position of moveable stage 110.
  • moveable stage 110 comprises: a plurality of magnet arrays 112, a moving stage structure 226 and one or more sensor targets 224.
  • one or more sensor targets 224 may be located in the space 230 (see Figure IB) between magnet arrays 112.
  • Stator frame 204 comprises one or more sensor read heads 222. These heads 222 may be installed inside holes in the coil assembly of stator 120. Sensor heads 222 may interact optically, electrically, electromagnetically and/or the like with sensor targets 224 to measure the relative position of moving stage 110 relative to stator frame 204.
  • sensor targets 224 may comprise optical two-dimensional grating plates and sensor heads 222 may comprise optical encoder read heads; sensor targets 224 may comprise conductive plates with two dimensional grid features and sensor heads 222 can comprise capacitive displacement measurement probes; sensor targets 224 can comprise reflective surfaces suitable for interferometry and sensor heads 222 may comprise laser interferometry heads; and/or the like.
  • sensor heads 222 could be located on moveable stage 110 and sensor targets 224 could be located on stator frame 204.
  • the position of moveable stage 110 is measured relative to stator frame 204.
  • the same types of sensor targets 224 and sensor heads 222 could be located on moveable stage 110 and on a metrology frame 202 to measure the position of moveable stage 110 relative to metrology frame 202 in a system similar to that of Figure 14A.
  • Figure 14B only shows the measurement of one or several dimensions, but other dimensions may be measured using similar techniques.
  • Figure 14C shows another embodiment of a sensor system 240 suitable for use with the Figure 1 displacement device 100.
  • Moveable stage 110 is provided with a plurality of identifiable markers 242 (such as light emitting diodes (LEDs), reflective marker surfaces and/or the like, for example).
  • a stereo camera 244 can acquire images of these markers 242 and, from the image locations of these markers 242, a suitably programmed controller 246 can determine the spatial positions of these markers 242 relative to stereo camera 244.
  • the Figure 14C embodiment shows that multiple moveable stages (e.g. moveable stage 110 and second moveable stage 110A having markers 242A) can be sensed using the same camera 244 and controller 246. Accordingly, system 240 can measure the relative position between two moveable stages 120. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that suitable markers can also be located on stator frame 204 to obtain the positions of the moveable stages referenced to stator frame 204.
  • FIG. 15 shows a schematic block diagram of a control system 300 suitable for use in controlling the Figure 1 displacement device 100.
  • Control system 300 may be implemented by a suitable programmed controller (not expressly shown).
  • a controller (and components thereof) may comprise hardware, software, firmware or any combination thereof.
  • a controller may be implemented on a programmed computer system comprising one or more processors, user input apparatus, displays and/or the like.
  • Such a controller may be implemented as an embedded system with a suitable user interface comprising one or more processors, user input apparatus, displays and/or the like.
  • Processors may comprise
  • the controller is configured to control one or more amplifiers (not expressly shown) to drive current in coil traces 126 and to thereby controllably move moveable stage 110 relative to stator 120.
  • V r represents the reference motion command signals which define the trajectory of moveable stage 110 desired by the application process.
  • V r is typically a vector, prescribing the desired trajectory for moveable stage 1 10 in a manner which comprises multiple degrees of freedom.
  • Such multiple degrees of freedom may include states corresponding to rigid body motion and/or vibration mode motion.
  • V r is not necessarily in the form desired for defining the motion of the center of gravity of moveable stage 110 and/or the vibration mode coordinate format.
  • V r may specify the motion of a point on a wafer surface in a photolithography application where the wafer is installed on top of moveable stage 110, instead of specifying the motion of the center of gravity of moveable stage 1 10.
  • V r may be converted to a corresponding vector (p r , defined in a modal coordinate frame of reference, via reference position coordinate transform block 302.
  • the vector ⁇ ⁇ may comprise, for example:
  • q rl , ... . q r6 represent desired (reference) motion values for 6 states which define rigid body motion (e.g. 3 translational states and 3 rotational states) and q r7 , q r8 represent reference values for two flexible vibration mode states. It will be appreciated that some embodiments may use different numbers of rigid body states and/or flexible mode states.
  • Vf represents the outputs of position feedback sensors 305 which includes information relating to the measured position of moveable stage 110.
  • Vf will also be converted into a motion vector (pf in the modal coordinate frame via a feedback position coordinate transform block 304.
  • the vector f may comprise, for example:
  • q 6 represents feedback values (e.g. feedback position values) for the 6 states which define rigid body motion (e.g. 3 translational states and 3 rotational states) and q 7 , q 8 represent feedback values for two flexible vibration mode states.
  • a feedforward control force/torque vector Ff (modal domain force/torque) may be calculated by a feedforward motion controller 306.
  • ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ — (pf as inputs)
  • a feedback control force/torque vector F b (modal domain force/torque) may be calculated by a feedback motion controller 308.
  • An actuator force coordinate transform block 310 may be used to convert the modal domain force/torque vector into force commands F a for each magnet array 112.
  • a current coordinate transform may be performed by block 314 to determine the coil trace reference current l sr for each group of stator coil traces 126. For each group of coil traces 126, this reference current l sr will be: zero (inactive); or the active coil current I a for a particular magnet array 112; or the combination of the currents for active coils currents for a plurality of magnet arrays 1 12.
  • the stator coil reference current commands I sr may be provided to power amplifiers 316 to drive moveable stage 110, and the actual stator coil currents provided by amplifiers 316 is represented by I s .
  • All 6 (or even more) degrees-of-freedom of moveable stage 1 10 may be measured for optimum motion control of moveable stage 110.
  • some of the sensors or part of a sensor may fail or become dysfunctional, or for cost-related reasons, there may be fewer sensors installed at certain space within the working volume of moveable stage 110.
  • Some embodiments provide a motion control method for control of moveable stage 110 in under- sensed circumstances. When the sensor system does not provide measurement in the Z-direction (i.e.
  • a nominal constant vertical position z 0 is used for each magnet array 112 instead of the actual relative height of the magnet array 112 above the coil traces 126, where the nominal constant vertical position z 0 is the nominal position of the coil traces 126 in the coordinate frame of the moveable stage.
  • z 0 -lmm. Due to the fact that the Z- direction (levitation) force increases when the height of the magnet array 112 above the coil traces 126 decreases, a constant value of z 0 will result in a passive levitating effect.
  • This passive levitating effect may be relatively more susceptible to external forces than active control of the Z-direction of moveable stage 110, but this passive levitating effect can still ensure that moveable stage 110 is floating above stator 120 without mechanical contact.
  • this passive Z-direction control strategy is useful when it is desired to move moveable stage 110 within a non-critical working zone, for lower cost applications, for application which are otherwise more tolerant to positional uncertainty and/or the like.
  • a special case under-sensed scenario may occur where sensed position measurement of moveable stage 110 is only available for the X and Y translational position and for the rotational degree of freedom around Z.
  • the above-described passive control mechanism can ensure stability in the Z translation direction, rotation around the X axis and rotation around the Y axis.
  • FIGS 16A-16D schematically depict a method 400 for interchanging moveable stages
  • method 400 involves the movement of moveable stage 110A from stator 120 A to stator 120B and moveable stage HOB from stator 120B to stator 120 A.
  • Method 400 involves the use of at least one intermediate stator 120C.
  • moveable stages 110A and HOB are shown operating on their respective stators 120A, 120B.
  • moveable stage 11 OA is moved from stator 120A to intermediate stator 120C.
  • moveable stage HOB is moved from stator 120B to stator 120A.
  • moveable stage 110A is moved from intermediate stator 120C to stator 120B.
  • FIG. 17 A schematically depicts a method 420 for interchanging moveable stages 110 between multiple stators 120 according to another embodiment of the invention.
  • Stators 102 A, 120B are independently controlled.
  • moveable stage 11 OA works on stator 120 A
  • moveable stage HOB works on stator 120B, concurrently and independently.
  • moveable stage 110A and moveable stage 110B can be caused to move in the arrows shown in Figure 17 A. This movement imparts momentum on moveable stages 110A, HOB.
  • the two moveable stages 110A, 110B overlap along the X-direction (i.e.
  • Figure 17B schematically depicts how two moveable stages 110A, HOB can be controlled with six degrees of freedom of motion for each moveable stage on one stator 120.
  • the two moveable stages 110A, HOB (or, more precisely, their corresponding magnet arrays 112) have non-overlapping locations in the X-direction and partially overlapping locations in the Y-direction.
  • the X-oriented coil traces for moveable stages 110A, 110B can be independently activated, but moveable stages 110A, HOB (or more precisely the magnet arrays 112 of moveable stages 110A, 110B) share a number of Y-oriented coil traces.
  • moveable stages 11 OA, HOB can be spaced apart in the Y-direction.
  • moveable stages 110A, HOB or more precisely their magnet arrays 112 are shown at partially overlapping locations in the Y-direction, but moveable stages 110A, HOB (or more precisely their magnet arrays 112) could also be independently controlled if they were spaced apart from one another in the X- direction (i.e. completely non-overlapping in the Y-direction).
  • the moveable stages in Figure 17B could be made to pass one another in the X-direction and/or the Y-direction using the technique described above in Figure 17A - e.g.
  • moveable stage 110A could be moved to the right (in the illustrated view) of moveable stage 11 OB or moveable stage 110A could be moved below (in the illustrated view) moveable stage 11 OB. It will be appreciated that an analogous situation could occur with the two moveable stages 110A, HOB (or more precisely their magnet arrays 112) have non-overlapping locations in the Y-direction and partially overlapping (or non- overlapping) locations in the X-direction.
  • FIG. 18 schematically illustrates an apparatus 460 suitable for this purpose.
  • moveable stages 1 lOA-110D move between several stators 120A- 120F and, in some applications, may stop at each stator 120 for some operation.
  • a motion control system of the type described herein may be used to control positions of the corresponding moveable stage 1 lOA-110D.
  • precision position control may only be required inside stators 120A-120F. Consequently, stator-to-stator motion may be guided by relatively inexpensive positions measurement systems, such as indoor GPS, stereo camera and/or the like.
  • FIG 19A is a horizontal cross-sectional view of a rotary displacement device 500 according to an embodiment of the invention.
  • Figures 19B and 19C respectively depict a bottom cross-sectional view of the moveable stage (rotor) 510 of displacement device 500 and a top view of the stator 520 of displacement device 500.
  • moveable stage 510 comprises a magnet array 512 having magnetization segments 514 which are elongated in radial directions and which have circumferentially oriented magnetization directions.
  • the orientation of the magnetization directions of magnetization segments 514 are generally orthogonal to the directions in which they are longitudinally extended - i.e. in the case of rotary displacement device 500, the circumferential orientation of magnetization directions of magnetization segments 514 is generally orthogonal to the directions (radial) in which magnetization segments 514 are physically elongated.
  • magnet array 512 has an angular spatial magnetization period ⁇ .
  • the number of spatial magnetic periods ⁇ in magnet array 512 is a positive integer number N m .
  • N m can have a different value.
  • magnet array 512 may comprise a non-integer number of spatial magnetic periods ⁇ .
  • magnet array 512 could comprise (N m +0.5) spatial magnetic periods.
  • each magnetization segment 514 is a function of the number N t of magnetization directions in a full spatial magnetic period ⁇ .
  • N t can have a different value.
  • FIG 19C shows how stator 520 comprises plurality of radially oriented coil traces 526. It will be appreciated that current travelling radially in coil traces 526 is capable of imparting force on magnet array 112 in both circumferential directions (e.g. directions having X and/or Y components) and in the Z-direction. In the particular case of the illustrated embodiment, coil traces 526 are divided into a plurality (e.g. four) of groups (labeled Groups 1-4) and shown delineated by dashed lines.
  • groups labeled Groups 1-4
  • coil traces 526 in Groups 1 and 3 impart Z-direction and primarily Y-direction forces on magnet array 512
  • coil traces in Groups 2 and 4 impart Z-direction and primarily X-direction forces on magnet array 512.
  • the Z-direction forces can be controlled to generate Z-direction translation as well as rotation about the X and Y axes.
  • the X and Y-direction forces can be controlled to generate torques (and corresponding rotation) about the Z-axis and can also be controlled to generate X and Y translation (if desired).
  • moveable stage 510 of displacement device 500 can be precisely controlled as a rotary displacement device, but can also be controlled with all six degrees of freedom. It will be appreciated that the particular grouping of coil traces 526 shown in Figures 19A-C represents only one possible embodiment. As is the case with any of the XY
  • each coil trace 526 may be individually controlled for maximum flexibility. Also, different grouping arrangements of coil traces 526 may also be provided. Coil traces 526 may be connected serially or in parallel to achieve various design objectives.
  • stator 520 comprises a plurality (e.g. four) sensor heads 521 which interact with one or more corresponding sensor targets 519 on moveable stage 510 to measure or otherwise sense rotary orientation of moveable stage 510 about the Z-axis and X and Y translational positions of moveable stage 510.
  • sensor heads 521 comprise encoder read heads and sensor target 519 comprises an encoder disk.
  • stator 520 also comprises a plurality (e.g. four) capacitive sensors 523 which can be used to measure or otherwise detect the Z-direction height of moveable stage 510 relative to stator 520 and the rotational orientation of moveable stage 510 about the X and Y axes.
  • the sensors shown in the particular embodiment of Figure 19 represent only one particular embodiment of a suitable sensor system which may be used with a rotary displacement device, such as rotary displacement device 500 and that other sensing systems could be used.
  • Figure 19D is a bottom cross-sectional view of a moveable stage (rotor) 510' according to another embodiment which may be used with displacement device 500 (i.e. in the place of moveable stage 510.
  • Moveable stage 510' differs from moveable stage 510 in that moveable stage 510' comprises a plurality of angularly spaced apart magnet arrays 512'.
  • moveable stage 510' comprises four magnet arrays 512'.
  • Each magnet array 512' has an angular spatial magnetization period ⁇ .
  • N m l. In some embodiments, N m can have a different value.
  • magnet arrays 512 can comprise magnetization segments 514 having angular widths of )J2N t .
  • magnetization segments 514 having angular widths )J2N t may be provided at the edges of magnet arryay 512, although this is not necessary and such half- width magnetization segments can be used at other locations.
  • FIG 19E is a top view of a stator 520' according to another embodiment which may be used with displacement device 500 (i.e. in the place of stator 520).
  • Stator 520' differs from stator 520 in that stator 520' comprises a plurality of layers 528A, 528B (e.g. two in the case of the illustrated embodiment) of coil traces 526' wherein the coil traces 526' in adjacent layers 528 A, 528B are spatially (angularly) offset from one another by an offset angle OL-
  • the offset angle OL can be set at least approximately to ⁇ — +— , where K is an integer number.
  • FIG 20A schematically depicts a displacement device 600 according to another embodiment.
  • Displacement device 600 comprises a moveable stage (not explicitly shown) which comprises a plurality of magnet arrays 612.
  • displacement device 600 comprise three magnet arrays 612 (labeled 612A, 612B, 612C).
  • Each magnet array 612A, 612B, 612C comprises a corresponding plurality of magnetization segments 614A, 614B, 614C which are generally linearly elongated at a particular orientation in the X-Y plane -for example, magnetization segments 614A of magnet array 612A have one orientation of linear elongation, magnetization segments 614B of magnet array 612B have a second orientation of linear elongation and magnetization segments 614C of magnet array 612C have a third orientation of linear elongation.
  • the magnetization directions of magnetization segments 614A, 614B, 614C may be generally orthogonal to the direction that they are physically elongated.
  • the characteristics of magnet arrays 612 and magnetization segments 614 may be similar to those discussed above for magnet arrays 112 and magnetization segments 114.
  • Displacement device 600 also comprises a stator (not explicitly shown) that comprises a plurality of generally linearly elongated coil traces 626.
  • displacement device 600 comprise three sets of coil traces 626 (labeled 626A, 626B, 626C) which may be located on corresponding layers (not explicitly shown) of the stator.
  • Each layer of coil traces 626A, 626B, 626C may comprise coil traces 626A, 626B, 626C that are generally linearly elongated at a particular orientation in a corresponding X-Y plane.
  • Such layers and their corresponding coil traces 626 A, 626B, 626C may overlap one another (in the Z-direction) in the working region of displacement device 600.
  • the characteristics of coil traces 626 may be similar to those of coil traces 126 discussed above.
  • Displacement device 600' shown in Figure 20B is similar to displacement device 600, except that the orientations of the linearly elongated coil traces 626A', 626B', 626C are different than the orientations of the linearly elongated traces 626 A, 626B, 626C and the orientations at which magnetization segments 614A', 614B' and 614C extend are different than the orientations at which magnetization segments 614A, 614B, 614C extend.
  • FIG. 20C schematically depicts a displacement device 700 according to another embodiment.
  • Displacement device 700 comprises a moveable stage (not explicitly shown) which comprises a plurality of magnet arrays 712.
  • displacement device 700 comprises two magnet arrays 712 (labeled 712A, 712B).
  • Each magnet array 712A, 712B comprises a corresponding plurality of magnetization segments 714A, 714B which are generally linearly elongated at a particular orientation in the X-Y plane -for example, magnetization segments 714A of magnet array 712A have one orientation of linear elongation and
  • magnetization segments 714B of magnet array 712B have a second orientation of linear elongation.
  • the other displacement devices described herein the
  • magnetization directions of magnetization segments 714A, 714B may be generally orthogonal to the direction that they are physically elongated. Other than for their relative orientations, the characteristics of magnet arrays 712 and magnetization segments 714 may be similar to those discussed above for magnet arrays 112 and magnetization segments 114.
  • Displacement device 700 also comprises a stator (not explicitly shown) that comprises a plurality of generally linearly elongated coil traces 726.
  • displacement device 700 comprise two sets of coil traces 726 (labeled 726A, 726B) which may be located on corresponding layers (not explicitly shown) of the stator.
  • Each layer of coil traces 726A, 726B may comprise coil traces 726A, 726B that are generally linearly elongated at a particular orientation in a corresponding X-Y plane.
  • Such layers and their corresponding coil traces 726A, 726B may overlap one another (in the Z-direction) in the working region of displacement device 700.
  • the characteristics of coil traces 726 may be similar to those of coil traces 126 discussed above.
  • displacement device 700 of the Figure 20C embodiment will not be able to provide all six degrees of freedom.
  • the embodiment of Figure 200 C may be capable of providing motion with 4 degrees of freedom.
  • Figures 20A-20C are useful to demonstrate a feature of one aspect and particular embodiments of the invention.
  • Some of the herein-described embodiments include relatively large numbers of magnet arrays. While this can achieve over-actuation which may enhance the ability to control the movement of the moveable stage relative to the stator, this is not necessary.
  • Particular embodiments may comprise moveable stages having any suitable plurality (as few as two) magnet arrays, wherein each such magnet array comprises a plurality of magnetization sections that are generally linearly elongated along a corresponding direction, provided that the directions of linear elongation of all of the magnet arrays span the X-Y plane of the moveable stage.
  • the preferred directions of linear elongation may comprise at least two orthogonal directions (which may make control calculations relatively more simple), this is not necessary.
  • any two or more non-parallel directions of linear elongation will span the XY plane.
  • three of more magnet arrays are provided with at least two of the magnet arrays being linearly elongated in non-parallel directions and with the force-centers of the three magnet arrays being non-co-linear.
  • the directions of magnetization of the magnetization segments in each magnet array are generally orthogonal to the direction in which the magnetization segments are linearly elongated.
  • the magnetization of the magnetization segments may have characteristics similar to any of those described herein - see Figures 7 and 8 for example.
  • particular embodiments may comprise stators having coil traces elongated in any suitable plurality of directions, provided that the directions of linear elongation of the coil traces span a notional X-Y plane of the stator. While the preferred directions of linear elongation may comprise at least two orthogonal directions (which may make control calculations relatively more simple), this is not necessary. Any two or more non-parallel directions of linear elongation will span the notional XY plane of the stator.
  • the XY plane of the stator may be referred to as a notional XY plane, since coil traces having different directions of linear elongation may be provided on different layers as discussed above. Such layers may have different locations in the Z-direction. Accordingly, the notional XY plane of the stator may be thought of as though the coil traces in each such layer were notionally brought to a single XY plane having a
  • FIG. 21A-21C schematically depict magnet arrays 802A, 802B, 802C having different values of N t - i.e. different numbers of magnetization directions within a particular magnetic period ⁇ .
  • the number N t may be selected to be any suitable number, with the advantage of having relatively large N t is that relatively large N t provides the corresponding magnet array with a relatively large fundamental harmonic and relatively small higher order harmonics at the expense of possibly greater cost and complexity in fabricating the magnet array.
  • FIG. 22A schematically shows a coil trace layout according to another embodiment which may be used in displacement device 100.
  • Coil traces 126 in the Figure 22A embodiment are skewed in the XY plane of moveable stage 110 by an amount O c over the trace length L m .
  • the amount of skew O c (which may be understood to be the X-direction distance traversed by Y-oriented trace 126 over its Y-dimension length L m ) may be selected to be ⁇ /5 or ⁇ /9 or ⁇ /13 so as to result in attenuation of the 5 th , or 9 th or 13 th order harmonic of the magnetic field created by a magnet array 112.
  • This skew amount O c may be adjusted to attenuate other harmonics by setting where n is the number of the harmonic for which attenuation is desired.
  • the x-dimension width W m of coil trace 126 is shown as being ⁇ /6, but this is not necessary in general and the Y-dimension width W m may have other values.
  • the layout of the Figure 22A coil trace similar to any of the layouts shown in Figures 3A-3F).
  • Y-oriented coil traces 126 that are skewed in the manner shown in in Figure 22A will result in some possibly undesirable coupling between the Y-oriented coils and the X-magnet arrays 112. That is, current flowing in Y-oriented coil traces having the skew shown in Figure 22A may impart forces or torques on X-magnet arrays 112. In the case of Y- oriented coil traces 126, such cross-coupling may be reduced or minimized by skewing the Y- oriented coil traces 126 in alternating layers 128 of Y-oriented traces 126 in opposing directions to have a canceling or attenuating effect on this cross coupling.
  • Figure 22B schematically illustrates a pair of adjacent layers 128 of Y-oriented coil traces 126.
  • the Y-oriented coil traces 126 in adjacent layers 128 of the Figure 22B embodiment are skewed in opposite directions in the X-Y plane. This opposing skew of the coil traces 126 in adjacent layers 128 may be used to reduce or minimize undesirable coupling between Y-oriented coils 126 and X-magnet arrays 112, while simultaneously reducing the effect of the 5th order harmonic of the magnetic field of the magnet arrays 112.
  • coil traces 126 in different layers 128 may be electrically connected in series, in parallel and/or individually.
  • Figures 23A-23D show various embodiments of Y-oriented coil traces 126 which (while generally linearly elongated in the Y-direction) exhibit a spatial triangle-wave which extends in the X-direction over a total X-direction peak-to-peak amplitude O c and Y-direction spatial period T c .
  • Y-direction spatial period T c is set to an integer factor of the Y- direction length L m (e.g. L m in Figure 23 A, LJ2 in Figure 23B, L 3 in Figure 23C and L 4 in Figure 23D) and the amplitude O c is set to ⁇ /5.
  • Y-oriented coil traces 126 on adjacent Y-oriented layers 128 may be fabricated to have opposing triangular wave phase (e.g.
  • Figures 23E and 23F show similar spatially periodic square wave and sinusoidal waveforms for Y-oriented coil traces 126, wherein the Y-direction spatial period T c is set to an integer factor of the Y-direction length L m and the peak to peak amplitude O c is set to ⁇ /5 to attenuate the effect of the 5th order harmonic of magnet arrays 112.
  • Figure 24C schematically depicts a Y-oriented coil trace 126 which results from the superposition of the square wave coil trace 126 of Figure 24A and the triangular wave coil trace 126 of Figure 24B.
  • the Figure 24A square wave has a spatial period T c1 and an amplitude O c i
  • the Figure 24B triangular wave has a spatial period T c2 and an amplitude O c2 .
  • the spatial periods T c1 and T c2 are both set to an integer factor of the Y-direction length L m of the coil 126.
  • the amplitudes O c i and 0 C 2 may be set to different levels to attenuate the effects of more than one harmonic order of the magnetic field of magnet arrays 112.
  • the value of O c i and Oc2 may be set to different levels of where n and m are the numbers of the harmonics for which attenuation is desired.
  • FIG. 25 A shows a magnet array 112 according to another embodiment which may be used in displacement device 100.
  • Magnet array 112 shown in the illustrated embodiment of Figure 25 A is a Y-magnet array and its Y-dimension L m is divided into a plurality of sub-arrays 112A, 112B, 112C, each of which is offset in the X-direction by a distance O m from its adjacent sub-array.
  • sub-arrays 112A, 112C at the extremities of magnet array 112 have Y-dimensions of L 4 and sub-array 112B in the middle of magnet array 112 has a Y-dimension of LJ2.
  • sub-arrays 112A, 112C are aligned with one another in the X-direction and are both offset in the X-direction from sub-array 112B by a distance O m .
  • the offset O m may be set at least approximately equal to O m is set at ( ⁇ - - ⁇ , to attenuate the effects of the interaction of the 9 th order harmonic of the magnetic field of magnet array 112 with coil traces 126 that carry current in the Y-direction.
  • the offset O m may be set at least approximately equal to O m is set at ⁇ p ⁇ — W c , to attenuate the effects of the interaction of the
  • magnet arrays 112 may be provided with different numbers of sub-arrays.
  • Figure 25B shows a particular embodiment where the Y-dimension L m of Y-magnet array 112 comprises a pair of sub-arrays 112A, 112B, each having a Y-dimension of LJ2 and offset from one another by a distance O m in the X-direction.
  • the offset distance O m of the Figure 25B sub-arrays 112A, 112B can have the same characteristics as the offset distance O m of the Figure 25 A sub-arrays.
  • magnet array 112 shown in the illustrated embodiment of Figure 25 A comprises three sub-arrays and magnet array 112 shown in the illustrated embodiment of Figure 25B comprises two sub-arrays, magnet arrays 112 may generally be provided with any suitable number of sub-arrays having characteristics similar to those shown in Figures 25A and 25B.
  • Figures 25C and 25D show a number of embodiments of magnet arrays 112 which may be used to attenuate the effects of multiple spatial harmonics of their corresponding magnetic fields.
  • Figures 25C and 25D show one embodiment of a Y-magnet array 112, which comprises six sub-arrays having Y-direction lengths— (labeled a,b,c,f,g,h in Figure 25D) and one sub- array having Y-direction length— (labeled d-e in Figure 25D), where L m is the total Y- direction length of magnet array 112.
  • Figure 25D shows how some of sub-arrays (a, b, c, d-e, f, g, h) are shifted or offset (in the X-direction) relative to one another.
  • sub-arrays b and g are aligned in the X-direction
  • sub-arrays a and h are shifted (rightwardly in the illustrated view) relatively to sub-arrays b and g by an amount O m2
  • sub-arrays d and e (together sub-array d-e) are shifted (rightwardly in the illustrated view) relatively to sub-arrays b and g by an amount O ml
  • sub-arrays c and f are shifted (rightwardly in the illustrated view) relatively to sub-arrays b and g by an amount 20 m2 +O ml .
  • Each sub-array a,b,c,d-e,f,g,h of the illustrated embodiment has a X-dimension width W m .
  • Mirror symmetry on line A- A (at the center of the Y-dimension L m of magnet array 112) reduces or minimizes moment and/or force disturbance on the Figure 25C, 25D magnet array 112.
  • O ml ⁇ ( ⁇ — 0.5)/p
  • magnet arrays 112 of particular embodiments can be skewed or provided with spatial periodicity along the direction that their respective magnetization segments 114 are generally linearly elongated. Such skewing and/or spatial periodicity of magnet arrays 112 may be used to reduce or minimize the effects of higher order harmonics of the magnetic fields of these magnet arrays 112.
  • Figure 26A shows a Y-magnet array 112 which is generally linearly elongated in the Y-direction, but which is skewed by an amount O p in the X- direction over its Y-dimension length L m .
  • O p can be set to be kA/S— W c where k is a positive integer number.
  • Figures 26B and 26C show spatially periodic Y-magnet arrays 112, wherein an edge of each array 112 varies in the X-direction by an amount O p over it Y-dimension length L m .
  • the spatial period x m may generally be set to be an integer factor of the Y-dimension length L m .
  • spatially periodic magnet arrays may be provided with spatially periodic waveforms other than triangular waveforms, such as square waves, sinusoidal waveforms or superposed waveforms.
  • the peak-to-peak amplitude parameter O p can have the characteristics of the term O p discussed above in connection with Figure 26A.
  • a combination of skewed coil traces and slanted magnet arrays may also be usefully implemented to eliminate internal stresses in the magnetic arrays while reducing or minimizing the effects of the interaction of current carrying coil traces with higher order harmonics of the magnetic fields of the magnet arrays.
  • the coil traces shown in the embodiment of Figures 22, 23 and 24 are Y-oriented coil traces.
  • the magnet arrays shown in the embodiments of Figures 25 and 26 are Y-magnet arrays, but it will be appreciated that X-magnet arrays could be provided with similar characteristics.
  • the magnet arrays shown in the embodiments of Figures 25 and 26 have a particular pattern of magnetization. In general, these magnet arrays may be provided with any suitable magnetization pattern, such as any of those shown in Figures 7 and 8, for example.
  • coil traces 126 may be made relatively narrow.
  • each coil trace 126 may comprise a plurality of sub-traces 126'. Such an embodiment is shown schematically in Figures 27A (in top view) and in 27B (in cross- section).
  • each coil trace 126A, 126B, 126C comprises a plurality of corresponding sub-traces 126A', 126B', 126C (collectively, sub- traces 126') where each sub-trace 126' has a width T c that is a fraction of the width W c of its corresponding coil 126.
  • Each sub-trace 126' only carries a portion of the current flowing through its corresponding trace 126.
  • Each sub-trace 126' in the Figure 27 A embodiment is insulated from its adjacent sub-trace 126' by an insulator of width 7), although it is not generally necessary for the insulator width Tf to be uniform within a coil trace 126 and there is a desire to minimize T to achieve high surface fill factor.
  • any suitable number of sub-traces 126' may be provided in each trace 126 depending on the trace width W c , the sub-trace width T c and the insulation with Tf.
  • the sub-traces 126' of each corresponding coil trace 126 may be electrically connected in parallel at their ends (e.g. at their Y-dimension ends in the case of the illustrated embodiment).
  • sub-traces 126' may be outside of the working region of device 100 - i.e. outside of the range of motion of moveable stage 110, although this is not necessary.
  • sub-traces 126' may be serially connected with one another.
  • Coil sub-traces 126' may be fabricated using known PCB fabrication technology.
  • Figure 27B shows a cross- sectional view of one particular trace 126 and its corresponding sub-traces 126'.
  • Coil traces 126 may be fabricated using techniques other than PCB technology. Any
  • FIGS. 28 A and 28B show one example with coils 122 in an active region 124 of stator 120 comprising coil traces 126 having round cross-sections.
  • Figure 28B shows detail of how traces 126 are generally linearly elongated in the X and Y directions to provide alternating layers 128 of traces X-oriented traces 126X and Y-oriented traces 126Y.
  • Each trace 126 shown in Figures 28 A and 28B may be made up of further sub-traces of various cross-sections.
  • Figure 28C shows one example, wherein a trace 126 having circular cross- section comprises a plurality of sub-traces 126' having circular cross-section.
  • Figure 28D shows one example of a coil trace 126 having rectangular cross-section with sub-traces 126' of circular cross-section.
  • coil traces 126 on different layers 128 are shown as being the same as one another.
  • coil traces 126 on different layers 128 and/or coil traces 126 with different orientations may have properties that are different from one another.
  • X-oriented coil traces 126 may have a first coil width W c i and/or coil pitch P c j and Y-oriented coil traces 126 may have a second coil width W C 2 and/or coil pitch P c2 which may be the same or different from those of the X-oriented coil traces 126.
  • Other properties of coil traces 126 could additionally or alternatively be different from one another.
  • magnet arrays 1 12 are shown as being the same as one another.
  • different magnet arrays 1 12 may have properties that are different from one another.
  • X-magnet arrays could have first widths W m i and/or spatial periods ⁇ 1
  • Y-magnet arrays may have second widths W m 2 and/or spatial periods ⁇ 2 .
  • Other properties of magnet arrays 1 12 could additionally or alternatively be different from one another.
  • elements such as layers 128, coil traces 126, moving stages 110 or magnet arrays 112 are said to overlap one another in or along a direction.
  • coil traces 126 from different layers 128 may overlap one another in or along the Z-direction.
  • this usage should be understood to mean that a Z-direction-oriented line could be drawn to intersect the two or more objects.
  • moveable stages are shown as being static with their X, Y and Z axes being the same as the X, Y and Z axes of the corresponding stator. This custom is adopted in this disclosure for the sake of brevity. It will of course be appreciated from this disclosure that a moveable stage can (and is designed to) move with respect to its stator, in which case the X, Y and Z axes of the moveable stage may no longer be the same as (or aligned with) the X, Y and Z axes of its stator.
  • the X, Y and Z axes of the stator are referred to as the stator X-axis
  • the stator Y- axis and the stator Z-axis and the X, Y and Z axes of the moveable stage are referred to as the stage X-axis, the stage Y-axis and the stage Z-axis.
  • Corresponding directions may be referred to as the stator X-direction (parallel to the stator X-axis), the stator Y-direction (parallel to the stator Y-axis), the stator Z-direction (parallel to the stator Z-axis), the stage X-direction (parallel to the stage X-axis), the stage Y-direction (parallel to the stage Y-axis) and the stage Z-direction (parallel to the stage Z-axis).
  • stator directions may generally be referred to as stator directions
  • locations and planes defined in relation to the stage axes may be referred to as stage directions, stage locations and stage planes.
  • stators comprise current carrying coil traces and moveable stages comprise magnet arrays. It is of course possible that this could be reversed - i.e. stators could comprise magnet arrays and moveable stages could comprise current carrying coil traces. Also, whether a component (e.g. a stator or a moveable stage) is actually moving or whether the component is actually stationary will depend on the reference frame from which the component is observed. For example, a stator can move relative to a reference frame of a moveable stage, or both the stator and the moveable stage can move relative to an external reference frame.
  • a component e.g. a stator or a moveable stage
  • stator and moveable stage and references thereto should not be interpreted literally unless the context specifically requires literal interpretation Moreover, unless the context specifically requires, it should be understood that the moveable stage (and its directions, axes and/or the like) can move relative to the stator (and its directions, axes and/or the like) or that the stator (and its directions, axes and/or the like) can move relative to a moveable stage (and its directions, axes and/or the like).

Abstract

Cette invention concerne des dispositifs de déplacement, comprenant un stator et un étage mobile. Ledit stator comprend une pluralité de bobines formées de façon à présenter des brins de bobine s'étendant dans un sens généralement linéaire en une ou plusieurs couches. Les couches de bobines peuvent se chevaucher dans le sens des Z. Ledit étage mobile comprend une pluralité d'ensembles d'aimants. Chaque ensemble d'aimants peut comprendre une pluralité de segments magnétiques s'étendant dans un sens généralement linéaire dans une direction correspondante. Chaque segment magnétique présente un sens d'aimantation généralement perpendiculaire au sens dans lequel il s'étend et au moins deux des sens d'aimantation sont différents l'un de l'autre. Un ou plusieurs amplificateur(s) peut/peuvent être monté(s) de façon à conduire sélectivement du courant dans les brins de bobine et pour entraîner ainsi un déplacement relatif entre le stator et l'étage mobile.
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